[[quoteright:293:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Baker_pic_6818.jpg]]'''Troy Edward Baker''' is a voice actor and musician from Texas whose forte seems to be playing [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating assholes]], be they heroic or villainous. On the other hand, though, he's also good at playing [[PluckyComicRelief comedic]] characters, even though some of them [[ObfuscatingStupidity just might end up being the former]].

Recently he has been doing voiceover work in California and with this change his forte has switched to playing {{Magnificent Bastard}}s. If he voices a character like this, expect a character voiced by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch to oppose him. Also seems to like playing a FakeBrit, generally either the EvilBrit or TheMeanBrit[[note]]Kazkis Proxy and Schneizel have that EvilBrit thing going for them; November 11 and Excalibur are actually supposed to be British and have aspects of TheMeanBrit[[/note]]. He has also, apparently, taken on the mantle of voicing SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker due to his near-perfect impersonation of the iconic Joker voice done by Creator/MarkHamill.

Troy married his wife Pam on October 13, 2012. Apparently, this is one of the main reasons why Creator/MatthewMercer [[TheOtherDarrin took over his role]] as Kanji in the second half of the ''Persona 4'' anime. By the time he's back from honeymoon, he's gone to become so well-known that he joins the ranks of Creator/SteveBlum and Creator/CrispinFreeman of legendary voice actors that he ends up as a union-only voice actor, meaning that for most of his roles, Creator/MatthewMercer would end up succeeding those.

!!!Video Games* Alec Mason in ''Franchise/RedFaction: Guerilla''* Alex Taylor in ''VideoGame/TheCrew''* Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite''* The Boss ("Male Voice 1") in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' and ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV''* Buck the Exile Human Spellslinger Explorer in ''VideoGame/WildStar''* Charles Gregory in ''VideoGame/BinaryDomain''* The Dark Knight himself in ''[[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', plus SelfDemonstrating/{{Sinestro}}, Brainiac and Two-Face, [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity again]].* Delsin Rowe in ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''* Espio the Chameleon in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (2010-current)* Jake Muller in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6''** He also sings the ending theme for Jake's campaign.* James in the Xbox 360/[=PS3=] version of ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''* Jetfire and Zeta Prime in ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''** Jetfire, Kickback, and Jazz in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''* Joel in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''* Joseph Allen and random Army Rangers in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2''* Kai Leng in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''* Kanji Tatsumi and [[spoiler:Shadow Kanji]] in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', which could also be considered a second StarMakingRole. More details below.** Eikichi 'Michel' Mishina in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}''* Kul Tesska in the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes]]'' video game* Logan Thackeray in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2''* Lyndon the Scoundrel in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''* Markus Vaughn in ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter''* Sgt. Matt Baker, [[TheDanza appropriately]], in ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'' * Migrant AC, Zodiac #3 and the second computer voice in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore 5''* Jack Mitchell in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare''* Mitsunari Ishida in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara: Samurai Heroes'' and the anime* Nathan Drake's Brother in ''[[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]''* Comicbook/{{Nova}} in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''* Ocelot in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''* Orkos in ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWar God of War: Ascension]]''* Pagan Min in ''VideoGame/FarCry4''* Talion in ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor''* Pyrrhon and Arlon in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''* Rhys in''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'' * Ryu Hayabusa in the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series (from ''Dimensions'' on) and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden 3''* Sigma in the promotional anime for ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' [[spoiler: and Kyle Klim in the game proper.]]* Simon Blackquill in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies''* Sinestro ([[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame again]]) and Nightwing in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''* Siris in ''VideoGame/InfinityBlade''* [[PlayingAgainstType Snow]] [[TheHero Vill]][[TheIdealist iers]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' ([[MemeticMutation STEELGUARD!]])* Sol Badguy in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear 2: Overture''* Superman in ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis''* Suzaku in ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse''* Terrance Brooks, and the Black Ops Multiplayer Announcer by proxy in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. Also does some additional voices.* Two-Face and Robin in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''** SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham''* Valvatorez in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten''* Vincent Brooks in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''* Yun in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy''* Yuri Lowell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', which was his StarMakingRole in the video game industry.* Zenith and Theron Shan in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''

!!!Western Animation* Loki and Hawkeye in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''* Van Kleiss and Biowulf in ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''* Whirlwind, Clay Quartermain, Grey Gargoyle, Blizzard, Ulik, Faradei, Groot, and Michael Korvac in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''* Steeljaw in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise''-----!!Tropes frequently used for this actor's roles* BadassBaritone: Normally uses a deep voice in many of the characters he voices. This is especially true if the character is an AntiHero or a villain.* EvilSoundsDeep: Whenever he plays a villain, expect them to have a deep voice.* FakeBrit: He's ''really'' good at pulling off British accents. Compare [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack November 11]], [[Manga/SoulEater Excalibur]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Schneizel]], [[VideoGame/BinaryDomain Charles Gregory]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Arlon]], [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex Van Kleiss]], [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame Sine]][[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs stro]], [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan Loki]], and [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron Jetfire]]. * FandomRivalry: His fans and Nolan North's. Nolan and Troy however do not share the sentiment however, are great friends in real life and mock the idea of a "competition" between them during interviews. * GentleGiant: He's 6'3, yet is very sweet and talkative to his fans.* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Creator/TravisWillingham.* InsistentTerminology: His opinion on the term "voice acting" is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEQYN5gEZvM#t=45m28s as follows]].-->'''Baker:''' ''"Voice acting", at least in the realm that I operate in, is just an archaic term, because it's just acting.''* ManOfAThousandVoices: As expected from a veteran Funimation voice actor residing in LA. * MeanCharacterNiceActor: While having some nasty character roles under his belt, Troy in real life is a very sweet and talkative goof. * NobodyLovesTheBassist: Inverted; Troy is a talented player (to the point of playing a ''Silent Hill'' music concert with Creator/AkiraYamaoka, Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn and Joe Romersa at [=SabotenCon=] in 2013), and he's also consistently noted as being extremely friendly to fans.* OneHeadTaller: With his second wife Pamela (who even in heels can't reach his lips).* OneOfUs: A few days after this page was posted on Troy's official Facebook fanpage, he mentioned at a convention the similarities between Ganryu and Kariya, and his PTSD whenever he sees Creator/JohnnyYongBosch. Coincidence?** In WebVideo/TableTop [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU9FzW5QyEg S2E15: Unspeakable Words]], he opens by playing '''''Trope''''' as a word.* PlayingAgainstType:** [[CampGay Shadow]] [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Kanji]]. Actual [=YouTube=] comment: "Why, Troy Baker, why?"** If flamboyance could count as against type, then [[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Eikichi]] probably qualifies too.** His performance as [[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Michael Korvac]] seems to draw mostly from feelings of paranoia and fear.** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Villiers]] is a famous example.** [[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Jazz]] is also a good example.** A younger version of Creator/MarkHamill's Joker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''.** In recent years, Troy has completely avoided being typecast as he plays a wide variety of distinct roles; in ''Kid Icarus'' alone, his two characters are [[TheStoic polar]] [[LargeHam opposites]].* PlatonicLifePartners: With Creator/AshleyJohnson and Creator/LauraBailey* PromotedFanboy: ** He's a huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', and would later get to voice [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Two-Face, Robin]], [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame Batman]], [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Nightwing]] and [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Joker]].** Was also a huge fan of ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and got to work with Naughty Dog on ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. ** This has now come full circle with him being cast as Nathan Drake's brother in Uncharted 4. * RelationshipVoiceActor:** He and Creator/TomokazuSeki voice Kanji Tatsumi and Mitsunari Ishida.** Also with another seiyuu and with his other StarMakingRole: He and Creator/KosukeToriumi voice Yuri Lowell, Eikichi Mishina, and [[VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward Sigma]].** After ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', he and Creator/AliHillis have curiously been working together often. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow and Lightning]], [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa and Mizuki]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Palutena and Arlon/Pyrrhon]], [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII Dirk and Audrey Gassenarl]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Pain and Karin]], [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 Kai Leng and Liara T'soni]]...** He and Creator/LauraBailey also seem to be working together on multiple occasions ([[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Nova and Chun-Li]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Mitsunari Ishida and Oichi]], [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi and Rise Kujikawa]], [[VideoGame/{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks and Catherine]], [[Manga/SoulEater Excalibur and Maka Albarn]], [[VideoGame/BioShockInfinite Booker DeWitt and Lady Comstock]], [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble Hawkeye and Black Widow]], [[VideoGame/InfinityBlade Siris and Isaline]], [[Series/SonicTheHedgehog Espio and Blaze]], [[VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon Delsin Rowe and Abigail "Fetch" Walker]], and [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands Rhys and Fiona]])** Not to mention fellow Funimation veteran Creator/TravisWillingham. ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon'' almost looks like a CG buddy flick [[InkSuitActor with the two]]. ** He's also teamed up with Creator/JenniferHale many times.* SerkisFolk: He does a good bit of mocap work along with the voice acting in many video games such as ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''. In fact, he's one of the many voice actors to promote this in the American video game industry thanks to the advancing technology in many video game consoles.* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/NolanNorth in terms of popular AAA video game roles and motion capture work (the pair are playing brothers in ''[[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]''). Interestingly enough, ''his'' spiritual successor is Creator/MatthewMercer in terms of Japanese video games and anime.* StarMakingRole:** He had two in 2008: Yuri Lowell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' and Kanji Tatsumi in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. However, arguably the former could be consider the most important one, since ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' came out several months earlier and most of the characters he's made ever since are more similar to Yuri than to Kanji. Still, with Kanji he proved his incredible versatility.** Snow from ''FFXIII'' is arguably the third big one for him. After that, he started landing more and more game roles.** 2013 turned out to be yet another year of star making roles, with highly acclaimed lead roles in three of the most critically acclaimed games of the year: Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', Joel in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', and the Joker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''. * WaistcoatOfStyle: [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20141007174704/walkingdead/images/6/6e/Troy_Suit.jpg Quite]] [[http://37.media.tumblr.com/cc6f87d99c6d35f99b6f9e655e909f46/tumblr_n2e46hOPk81rp1v88o2_500.png a few]] [[http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/303/b/6/troy_baker_by_collioni69-d6scxe1.jpg examples]].------>[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins "Ding Dong, the Bat is dead! Which old Bat? The dumb old Bat! Ding Dong, the dumb old Bat is dead! HAHAHAHAHA!"]]----